Altar Guild Consulting & Vestments for Today's Church
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The Stole
The stole is considered the "badge" of ordination. It is worn only by someone who has been ordained, or received Holy Orders. It is the vestment used in many denominations, including but not limited to Episcopal, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Methodist, and Presbyterian. Often worn in the color of the season, it's colors and symbols that adorn it help to tell God's Extraordinary Story.
These stoles made of gold matka silk trimmed with white silk dupioni are styled for the pastor or priest and deacon and are perfect for the celebratory feasts of Easter and Christmas.
This classic spade-end style stole harkens back to earlier years in the church, What a wonderful way to bring the past into the future, as this is worn for ordinations or celebrating Pentecost.
Red silk dupioni trimmed with black velvet and gold in a pastor's Broad Stole style is appropriate for Pentecost, Ordination, Reformation, and any feasts of martyrs.
This lovely creamy white damask broad stole has dark green velvet orphreys. The perfect Stole for any white occasion!
The Easter Every Sunday stole (a design of Exodus39) includes all of the seasonal colors. Because every Sunday is a celebration of Easter, it is appropriate for any time a stole is worn for the Eucharist. Here we show it in both the Pastor and the Angled Deacon style.
This red silk stole has 7 flames denoting the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit. It was designed for the ordination of a Lutheran pastor and was a Perfectly Proportioned size (not as wide and long as the typical broad stole).
